mudslide

mud slide

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈmʌd.slaɪd/
- /ˈmʌd.slaɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈmʌd.slaɪd/

Definitions of mudslide word

abbreviation MUDSLIDE mudflow. 1
noun mudslide A mass of mud and other earthy material that is falling or has fallen down a hillside or other slope. 1
noun mudslide fast-moving mud stream 1
countable noun mudslide A mudslide is a large amount of mud sliding down a mountain, usually causing damage or destruction. 0
noun mudslide the rapid downward movement of a large quantity of saturated earth 0
noun mudslide a slow, viscous mudflow down a gradual slope 0

See all 7 definitions of mudslide

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Origin of mudslide

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Mudslide

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mudslide

mudslide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for mudslide

noun mudslide

avalanche — An avalanche is a large mass of snow that falls down the side of a mountain.
snowslide — an avalanche consisting largely or entirely of snow.
landslide — the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
landslip — the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
earthfall — a fall of earth or a landslide

All 5 Synonyms of mudslide